viernes, 19 de mayo de 2017

EUROPEAN UNION

In the
economy, EU countries share common standards in agriculture, industry ... These
countries use the euro.

In
politics, citizens of any EU country can reside, work or study in other union
countries. They can vote for the candidates for the election.

EU
countries have common rules to protect the environment, fight crime, terrorism
or equality between men and women.

After
World War II in 1945, some European countries decided to cooperate in order to
avoid other future potential wars. Its six founders were Germany, Belgium,
France, Italy, Luxembourg and the Netherlands.

In 1957 the countries of the European Union
signed the Treaty of Rome and created
the European Economic Community EEC. A common market, the products can
circulate between these countries.

In
1973, Denmark, Ireland and the United Kingdom joined the European Union. In
1981 Greece joined the EU, five years later, Spain and Portugal joined.

In
1992 the members of the European Union signed the treaty of Maastricht and the
European Community came known as The European Union.

In
1995, three more countries joined the EU: Austria, Finland and Sweden, in 2004
ten new countries joined the EU, and Bulgaria and Romania in 2007.

There
are other candidate countries to join
the EU in the future: Croatia, Turkey and Macedonia.

SYMBOLS

- The
day of the European Union is celebrated the 9th of May.

-The
hymn of the European Union is the Hymn of Joy.

-The
EU flag is blue with 12 golden stars forming a circle. There are 12 stars
because traditionally 12 is the symbol of perfection and equality.

EU
INSTITUTIONS

-The
European Parliament

-The
Council of Europe

-The
European Commission

-The
Court of Law and the Accounts

EURO

In
1999 the countries of the UE created the euro zone, they began to use the euro
as the official currency of Europe. These countries are Belgium, Germany,
Spain, France, Portugal, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Austria
and Finland.